Reunion Island resident worries for relatives in storm-ravaged Mayotte

Record ID: 1890215

  • Title: Reunion Island resident worries for relatives in storm-ravaged Mayotte
  • Date: 16th December 2024
  • Summary: TEENAGER WHO HAS FAMILY ON MAYOTTE, ARNAUD DANILALA, SEATED WHILE OTHER TEENAGER IS EATING MOBILE PHONE ON TABLE DANILALA SEATED WHILE OTHER TEENAGER IS EATING DANILALA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (French) FAMILY MEMBER OF MAYOTTE INHABITANTS, ARNAUD DANILALA, SAYING: "I'm worried and shocked because when I look at the videos on the Internet, I can see that the cyclone was very vio
  • Embargoed: 30th December 2024 13:31
  • Keywords: Chido Mayotte Meteo France relative
  • Location: SAINT-DENIS, REUNION ISLAND, FRANCE
  • City: SAINT-DENIS, REUNION ISLAND, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Europe,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes
  • Reuters ID: LVA002749316122024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Arnaud Danilala tried to contact his family members living in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas territory, where hundreds or even thousands are feared dead from the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century.
    The 18 year-old teenager has no news of his brother Antonio, who lives in Mamoudzou, Mayotte's capital, with his wife and two children, aged 2 years and 6 months.
    "You see a lot of dead people, it could be a member of our family. So, yes, we're worried about them. And since we can't contact them, we're waiting to hear from them," Danilala told Reuters on Monday (December 16, 2024).
    Cyclone Chido devastated large parts of the archipelago off east Africa over the weekend with winds of more than 200 kph (124 mph), strewing homes over hillsides, and cutting phones, power and drinking water.
    Maritime and aerial operations were underway to transport relief supplies and equipment, including from Reunion Island, another French overseas territory, French authorities said.
    (Production: Anna Bellisens, Lucien Libert, Farah Salhi)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2024. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register